Anyone over the age of 18, who can show a valid ID may visit an inmate.

Children under age 18 must be accompanied by the parent or legal guardian.

If you and the inmate are under a court order to have no contact with each other, your visit will be denied. If it is not discovered by staff, you and the inmate or both could face later legal issues for violating the order.

The Bernalillo Co. Metropolitan Detention reserves the right to deny any person the right to enter the jail it chooses and for any reason.

Visitation only has a capacity for 150 visitors. If it is full when you arrive, you will have to wait to visit or be turned away if it is too late in the session. This makes it important to arrive as early as possible for the chosen time frame.

Inmates may have up to two visits per week but cannot have any visits until they have been in custody at least 72 hours.

Many jails are implementing video visits. These visits are conducted via the Internet on computers, IPADS and Smart phones.

Video visits allow the visit to take place in the privacy of your own home. Some family members 'take their inmate with them' to church, the park, the doctor or anywhere else simply by signing in and bringing the device along.

Video visits save you from having to get your children ready, drive to the jail, wait in long lines and go through security checkpoints just to see the inmate.

Video visitation is slowly gaining favor with all jails in America as jail management realizes the financial savings and reduced security risks involved with remote visitation.

Click here to see if video visitation is now available at Bernalillo Co. Metropolitan Detention – as well as to view the complete set of rules, the cost to you and how to get set up online.